Annual working hours per worker in Nigeria
Nigeria: Annual working hours per worker was 2,062 hours per worker in 2023. ▬ Flat
Annual working hours per worker in Nigeria, 2005–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hours per worker.
Analysis
In 2023, annual working hours per worker in Nigeria stood at 2,062 hours per worker.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours per worker in Nigeria peaked at 2,293 hours per worker in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1,964 hours per worker, in 2020.
Nigeria ranks 54th of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,069 hours per worker | 2,050 hours per worker | 2,081 hours per worker | 5 |
| 2010s | 2,138 hours per worker | 1,995 hours per worker | 2,293 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,025 hours per worker | 1,964 hours per worker | 2,062 hours per worker | 4 |
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- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 82.5% (2025)
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- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 95.7% (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours per worker in Nigeria?
- Annual working hours per worker in Nigeria was 2,062 hours per worker in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual working hours per worker recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 2,293 hours per worker in 2016.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per worker recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,964 hours per worker in 2020.
- How does Nigeria rank for annual working hours per worker?
- Nigeria ranks 54th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours per worker rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual working hours per worker. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average working hours per worker in a given year.